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Bakery Style Pudding Cake Recipe Everyone Craves

Bakery Style Pudding Cake

A tender vanilla Bundt cake made with cake mix, instant pudding, sour cream, and oil. It is simple enough for a weekday dessert and special enough for birthdays, brunches, and holiday tables.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 minute
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cake
  • 1 box (15.25 oz/432 g) Yellow or white cake mix
  • 1 package (3.4 oz/96 g) Instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 4 eggs Large eggs
  • 1 cup (240 g) Sour cream
  • 1/2 cup (120 ml) Neutral vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup (120 ml) Water
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Optional Add-Ins
  • 1 cup (170 g) Semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup Chopped nuts
Glaze
  • 1 cup (120 g) Confectioners’ sugar
  • 1-2 tablespoons Milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Method
 

Step-by-Step
  1. Grease and flour a 10- to 12-cup Bundt pan thoroughly, or coat it with baking spray that contains flour.
  2. Add the cake mix, instant pudding mix, eggs, sour cream, oil, water, and vanilla to a large mixing bowl. Beat on low speed until the ingredients are combined, then beat on medium speed for about 2 minutes, scraping down the bowl as needed.
  3. Fold in the chocolate chips or chopped nuts if using. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared Bundt pan.
  4. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 45–55 minutes. The cake is ready when it is golden and a skewer inserted into the thickest part comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
  5. Let the cake cool in the pan for about 15 minutes. Turn it out onto a wire rack and allow it to cool completely.
  6. For the glaze, whisk the confectioners’ sugar with 1–2 tablespoons milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla until smooth. Drizzle it over the fully cooled cake, or dust the cake with confectioners’ sugar instead.

Notes

Use instant pudding mix rather than cook-and-serve pudding. Room-temperature eggs and sour cream blend more evenly, and the cake should be removed as soon as the tester shows a few moist crumbs so it stays tender.